The Place Beyond the Pines

Doors will open at 6:30. Seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis only. Since the director will be there in person, and as we expect a full house, seats can not be reserved for anyone not in attendance. Please arrive early.

The daring new movie from the director of Blue Valentine, THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES is a sweeping emotional drama powerfully exploring the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons.

Luke (Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling) is a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels with the carnival from town to town. While passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries to reconnect with a former lover, Romina (Eva Mendes), only to learn that she has given birth to their son Jason in his absence. Luke decides to give up life on the road to try and provide for his newfound family by taking a job as a car mechanic. Noticing Luke’s ambition and talents, his employer Robin (Ben Mendelsohn) proposes to partner with Luke in a string of spectacular bank robberies – which will place Luke on the radar of ambitious rookie cop Avery Cross (Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper).

Avery, who has to navigate a local police department ruled by the menacing and corrupt detective Deluca (Ray Liotta), is also struggling to balance his professional life with his family life, which includes his wife Jennifer (Rose Byrne) and their infant son AJ. The consequences of Avery's confrontation with Luke will reverberate into the next generation. It is then that the two sons, Jason (Dane DeHaan) and AJ (Emory Cohen), must face their fateful, shared legacy.

The Place Beyond the Pines

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Buy a Frequent Patron Punch Card for $50.
With the punch card you can see ten films (an $80 value), and get free parking
validation for the Euclid Auto Park (an added $40 value). That's right,
you pay
$50, your friend gets something worth $120, and we get more people
through our
doors to watch great cinema.

IFS screens films in Muenzinger Auditorium, west of Folsom
Football Stadium every day except Thursday. On Thursday nights, we screen
all 35mm films in the Visual Arts Complex basement auditorium. Admission
(unless otherwise noted): $8 general admission, $7 w/UCB student ID,
$7 for senior citizens. We give a $1
discount to anyone with a bike helmet, and you can see movies for free on
your birthday. Now accepting credit cards!

If you want to be
guaranteed a seat please arrive early. Tickets go on sale 30 minutes
before showtime.

Looking for a gift for a friend?
Buy a Frequent Patron Punch Card for $50.
With the punch card you can see ten films (an $80 value), and get free parking
validation for the Euclid Auto Park (an added $40 value). That's right,
you pay
$50, your friend gets something worth $120, and we get more people
through our
doors to watch great cinema.